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The Age of Locust
THE AGE OF LOCUST is a cultural essay about locust invasions in Colombia during the twentieth century. The biblical plague was a scourge to agriculture. It caused a great economic impact. The task of combating it was a civic and government work. Several programs were launched by the State to definitively eradicate it. Locust invasions were strong during the first quarter century. By 1936 the last significant invasion occurred. Government programs were able to identify the origin of plague and progress towards eradication of it. In 1995, it turned to have news about the presence of the insect in the south of the country.
The Modern Concept of Communication
THE MODERN CONCEPT OF COMMUNICATION explores the meaning of this term in modernity. From the Philosophy of Language, developed by Karl-Otto Apel, progress towards a conception beyond a technical definition, and then, we define the communication to consider human factors, which they were left out of the classic scheme of communication. PRESS AND PRESUPPOSITION analyzes the semantic consequences and the understanding of the contents, when the journalist uses wrongly presupposition in his writing of news. He assumes the reader is a consumer of news, and not an occasional reader, whom should be given all the elements to restore the meaning of the facts. IN SEARCH OF FREELAND is a reflection about the processes of cultural research, and the complexity involved when it is approached from the oral tradition.
From Don Juan to Sexual Vampirism
From Don Juan to Sexual Vampirism, it is an essay on the amorous behavior of two types of people. One of them is Don Juan. People, who fit this type, are characterized by being seductive with language. They talk about the physical attributes of their "victim" to control it. They after conquering the other person, leave it without moral or ethical remorse. The other type of people is the sexual vampire. They are characterized by conquering with knowledge. They are people of intellectual life. They interact with important people. These attributes are used by them to arouse the curiosity of the "victim". They become interesting for the other person. When they reach their conquest, they also lose interest in the other person.
Is There Anybody Out The Wall?
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THE WALL? is an analysis of the movie “Pink Floyd The Wall”. For this study, it is considered the film as revolving around two basic questions: “Is there anybody out there?” and “Is there anybody in there?” With the first starts this process of interpretation. And with the second ends this assay. It is considered, in addition, that the film is a mental machine to travel back in time. It consists of four levers: the real, memories, imagination, and desire. The first allows travelling in present time. The second allows travelling in past time. The third allows travelling in possible time, potential. And the fourth allows travelling in future time. Thanks Pink Floyd by make my life more bearable. In moments of disappointment toward the world, toward life, always I have returned to his songs. His high notes immediately have connected my nervous system with the cosmos, with the universe. Thanks for the spatial connection. For me, the screams of the vocal cords, to extend the duration of guitar notes beyond the usual, are the portal to cross the wall.
The Imaginary of Exaggeration
The Imaginary of Exaggeration is a cultural essay on the culture of Antioquia, Colombia. Mental mechanisms by which the man of Antioquia creates new cultural products are studied. In particular, they are analyzed the imaginary processes and processes of exaggeration. The oral tradition becomes the source to rebuild this cultural wealth. Parade here imaginary beings created to educate ethically and morally to members of human groups in this geography. The stories arouse emotions, transmit knowledge and educate for life.
I Want to Fly
“I Want to Fly”, is a short novel. It tells the story of a peasant woman who accidentally discovers she has the ability to be a witch. At first she refuses to admit it. Then, the circumstances of life, takes her to want to be a witch. She performs the ritual to fly. Since then, her life changed. The book narrates the events experienced by this woman to become witch, and what she makes later. Witchcraft becomes for her a medium to access knowledge. The flight on broom, allows her to broaden their horizons and meet new people and new places. Witchcraft, open the door of knowledge, for the women of her time and geography.
Territories of Dead
TERRITORIES OF DEATH was presented to the Second National Award of Chronicle and Report of the University of Antioquia, Medellin - Colombia. It was highlighted by the jurors, as one of the most interesting finalists. A plural character, Rosendo, embodies the different roles of the assembly in which death has become in Medellin. The text in this book is a fragment of the original book, which was published in Spanish at the magazine Folios number 5, of the University of Antioquia, 2000. The full text of the book has been published in Spanish and soon it will be publishes in English under the title “Death Territories” to differentiate it from this Title.
The Clavicle of Dreams
This book brings together two tales, which won second prize in literary contests of 1993, Colombia. The first, "The Clavicle of Dreams" tells the story of a teenager who falls in love with her father. The man responds to this love and then a fatal outcome occurs. The second story, "Overdose of Sound", tells the story of a woman. She was one of the attendees of the hippie concert in Ancon, Colombia. Several years later, it remembers what happened to this woman at the concert. Finally, it is included essays named "The Natural Storyteller," which was read in 1995 at the Meeting of Storytellers in Medellin, Colombia. We study here, what are the characteristics of an oral storyteller.
Socio-semantics of Amity
SOCIO-SEMANTICS OF AMITY is an essay, from the Socio-semantics, about amity. This is explored in its dimension of relationship between people, but also as a study tool to address the complexity of relations between peer groups, whether academic associations or bands to commit crimes. The study about amity, which was shelved in the Renaissance, is resumed. After analyzing its historical specificity, it progresses toward an updated interpretation of the concept of amity. Then, it shows how it can become a tool for the study of peer groups, one of the topics of interest for Socio-semantics.
Zombie Factor
ZOMBIE FACTOR is a study about the determinant factor of changing in people and society. In people are presented as indicative of a biological change in puberty. It is the transition from child to adult. In societies it occurs when human groups reach the top of the social organization and begins the decline until the dissolution of the social model. This factor is essentially characterized by two readily observable characteristics, isolation and automation. Isolation is a psychic character and is marked by a complete apathy of the person towards everything and everyone. The automation instead is physical character. It is identified by a low mobility of joints and high stiffness when walking....
